COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1979.206.403
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MMA_.1979.206.403
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Bannerstones are weights for spear-throwers, the long shafts that propelled the actual darts, thus extending the thrower's reach. In use in North America for some 3,000 years beginning in the fourth millennium B.C., bannerstones took many and varied forms. The form of the present example is known as a double-notched butterfly. It is made of banded slate, a material frequently used in bannerstone manufacture. While bannerstones are functionally utilitarian, the consistent selection of materials and their careful, balanced workmanship distinguish them and indicate their worth as esteemed objects as well as tools. Many have been discovered in burials and funerary mounds in the Ohio and Illinois valleys, for instance, further evidence of their value in ancient times. Bannerstones were out of favor by about 1000 B.C., but spear-throwers persisted in use in a few areas of North America until the sixteenth century. However, by that time spear-throwers had largely been supplanted by bows and arrows.
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Bannerstones are weights for spear-throwers, the long shafts that propelled the actual darts, thus extending the thrower's reach. In use in North America for some 3,000 years beginning in the fourth millennium B.C., bannerstones took many and varied forms. The form of the present example is known as a double-notched butterfly. It is made of banded slate, a material frequently used in bannerstone manufacture. While bannerstones are functionally utilitarian, the consistent selection of materials and their careful, balanced workmanship distinguish them and indicate their worth as esteemed objects as well as tools. Many have been discovered in burials and funerary mounds in the Ohio and Illinois valleys, for instance, further evidence of their value in ancient times. Bannerstones were out of favor by about 1000 B.C., but spear-throwers persisted in use in a few areas of North America until the sixteenth century. However, by that time spear-throwers had largely been supplanted by bows and arrows.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Native American; Archaic
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North American; Native American; Archaic
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Archaic peoples
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Archaic peoples
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Bannerstone
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Bannerstone
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 2000 B.C.
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ca. 2000 B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-2002
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-2002
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
-1998
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-1998
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Banded slate
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Banded slate
Materials and Techniques
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Style or Period:
Archaic
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Archaic
Style or Period
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Creation Place:
United States, Ohio
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United States, Ohio
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
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H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.206.403
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1979.206.403
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
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The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1979.206.403.tif
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MMA_.h1_1979.206.403.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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